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New Classic LA is a website engaged with the avant garde music scene in Los Angeles.

Founded in 2011 by Nick Norton and now run by Richard An, we feature concert reviews, interviews with artists, and a calendar of events we think our readers will be interested in.

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Upcoming Concerts

Saturday, February 15 2025
  • Pasadena Symphony: Dvořák Cello Concerto
    Ambassador Auditorium
    2:00 PM

    Cost: Tickets from $49-$145

    Contact: boxoffice@pasadenasymphony-pops.org

    Indulge in the romance of Wagner’s thrilling “Magic Fire Music” and Dvořák’s rapturous Cello Concerto, written in tribute to a long-lost love.

    Program:
    Wagner “Magic Fire Music” from Die Walküre
    Dvořák Cello Concerto
    Bartók Concerto for Orchestra

    Artists:
    Pasadena Symphony
    Brett Mitchell, conductor
    Mark Kosower, cello

    For more information & Buy Tickets: https://pasadenasymphony-pops.org/concert/dvorak-cello-concerto/

    Additional performance time: 8:00pm

Sunday, February 16 2025
  • Njioma Grevious
    Raitt Recital Hall
    2:00 PM

    Experience the exceptional talent of violinist Njioma Chinyere Grevious, lauded as "superb" by the Chicago Classical Review. A graduate of the Juilliard School and a recipient of its prestigious John Erskine Prize, Grevious has garnered acclaim for her versatility in solo, chamber, and orchestral performances. Notable achievements include winning the Robert F. Smith First Prize and Audience Choice awards at the Sphinx Competition and top honors at the Prix Ravel in France.
    njiomagrevious.com
    tickets: https://arts.pepperdine.edu/events/2024-2025-season/njioma-grevious.htm

Sunday, February 23 2025
  • [HMC Concert Series] Vicki Ray, piano
    Drinkward Recital Hall, Harvey Mudd College
    7:00 PM

    Drinkward Recital Hall, lower level Shanahan Center, Harvey Mudd College
    320 East Foothill Boulevard, Claremont
    Street parking available on Foothill Blvd.
    Free and open to the public
    arts.hmc.edu

    Harvey Mudd College Presents
    Vicki Ray, piano

    The award-winning pianist performs two new large-scale works: Thomas Meadowcroft's All Possible Combinations reconciles immersive modes of listening outside of commodified time, and Nox by Taylor Brook integrates digital media to explore of the passage of time through a single night, drawing on unconscious states where logic becomes fuzzy and imagination goes to seemingly impossible places.